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Questions Regarding Cause and Consequence

138. What eventuates from the yearning of Malchut of Ein Sof for greater adhesion with the upper light?

Three actions eventuate from that: The first is the departure of the light from all four phases. The second is that a place was made for the worlds. The third is the vessels of the ten Sefirot of circles. (Inner Observation item 4)

139. What eventuates from the departure of light from all four phases?

1. The light of the line of Ein Sof on only three phases. 2. The correction of the screen that limits and impedes the light from expanding in phase four. (Inner Observation item 5)

140. What eventuates from the screen?

1. The coupling by striking with the upper light. 2. Pushing the light that belongs to phase four, called reflected light, backwards. (Inner Observation item 6)

141. What eventuates from the reflected light?

1. Potential and actual reception of the upper light, called Rosh and Guf. 2. Rejection of the upper light from phase four that manifests de facto in the screen of Tabur, which expands into ten forces of Sium, called the ten Sefirot of NHY, or the ten Sefirot of Sof. (Inner Observation item 9)

(For the emanation of Partzuf AB of AK)

142. What eventuates from the screen of Tabur of Galgalta?

The clash of surrounding light and inner light with one another. (Inner Observation item 12)

143. What eventuates from the clash of surrounding light with inner light in Partzuf Galgalta?

1. The refinement of the screen until it equalizes with the phase of Malchut of the Rosh for renewal in the coupling of Rosh. 2. The incorporation of the screen in the records of the ten Sefirot of the Guf as it ascends. 3. The concealment of the record of extension from the last phase. (Inner Observation items 12, 13 and 18)

144. What eventuates from the disappearance of the last phase?

1. The concealment of the light of Keter and the diminution of the level up to Hochma. 2. Two upper records that became male and female. (Inner Observation items 14, 19)

145. What eventuates from of the two records male and female that rose from the Guf of Galgalta?

1. The ascent of Malchut of the Rosh to Hotem of the Rosh, which is phase three. 2. The coupling was made there on phase four of clothing, meaning on the phase of male, extending the level of Keter there, which is not in the phase of expansion for the vessels. 3. The coupling on phase three was made there, meaning on the phase of female, extending the level of Hochma, having expansion from above downward to the phase of the vessels. (Inner Observation item 15)

146. What eventuates from the two couplings of ZON that the screen makes in its incorporation in Hotem in the Rosh of Galgalta?

1. The renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records until they are suitable for a coupling by striking with the upper light. 2. The appearance of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records. (Inner Observation items 16, 17)

147. What eventuates from the manifestation of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records?

1. Their exit from the Rosh and their arriving at their corresponding phase in the externality of the Guf of Partzuf Galgalta, meaning in phase three of the Guf, called Chazeh. 2. That two couplings are made there in the place of Chazeh of Galgalta of the male and the female, according to their property in the Rosh. (Inner Observation item 19)

148. What eventuates from the two couplings that the screen makes in the place of Chazeh of Galgalta?

1. That the ten Sefirot of Rosh come out from the Chazeh upward to the Peh of Partzuf Galgalta on the level of Hochma. 2. The ten Sefirot from the Chazeh down to the phase of clothing, called Guf. 3. The ten Sefirot of Sium expanding from the screen of Tabur downward, which end above the Tabur of Partzuf Galgalta. This expansion of RTS is called Partzuf AB of AK. (Inner Observation items 20, 21, 22)

(For the Creation of Partzuf SAG of AK)

149. What eventuates from the screen of Tabur of AB?

The clash of surrounding light and inner light with one another. (Inner Observation item 12)

150. What eventuates from the clash of surrounding light with the inner light of AB?

The first is the refinement of the screen until it equalizes with Malchut of the Rosh for renewal in the coupling of Rosh. The second is the incorporation of the screen through its ascent in the records of the ten Sefirot of Guf. The third is concealment of the record of extension from the last phase. (Inner Observation items 12, 13, 18)

151. What eventuates from the disappearance of the last phase of AB?

The first is the concealment of the light of Hochma and the diminution of the level up to Bina. The second is two upper records that became male and female. (Inner Observation items 14, 24)

152. What eventuates from the two records male and female that rose from departure of AB?

The first is the ascent of Malchut of the Rosh to the Ozen, which is phase two of the Rosh. The second is that the coupling on phase three of clothing was made there, meaning on the phase of male, extending the level of Hochma, which is not in the phase of expansion for the vessels. The third is the second coupling that was made there on phase two, which is the phase of female, extending the level of Bina, having expansion to the phase of the vessels. (Inner Observation item 15)

153. What eventuates from the two couplings of ZON that the screen made in its incorporation in the Ozen of Rosh AB?

The first is the renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records until they are suitable for a coupling by striking with the upper light. The second is the disclosure of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records. (Inner Observation items 16, 17)

154. What eventuates from the manifestation of the coarseness of Guf in the screen?

The first is their exit from the Rosh and their arriving at their corresponding phase in the externality of the Guf of Partzuf AB, meaning in phase two of AB, called Chazeh. The second is that they return and make two couplings there in the place of Chazeh of AB, like the attribute of the two couplings that they made by the incorporation in the coupling of Rosh AB. (Inner Observation items 19, 24)

155. What eventuates from the two couplings that the screen makes at the place of Chazeh of AB?

The first is that the ten Sefirot of Rosh came out from the Chazeh and above up to the Peh of Partzuf AB on the level of Bina, which is in the phase of female, from whom there are the vessels of the Partzuf. However, there is also the level of Hochma there from the phase of male, who has no expansion for the vessels. The second is the ten Sefirot from Chazeh of AB downward that expand in the vessel of Keter of the Guf through the Tabur of Partzuf Galgalta. It reaches the Sium Raglayim of Partzuf AB, where this expansion stops because there is light on the level of male there, which is Hochma. The third is the expansion of the nine lower Sefirot from Tabur down to Sium Raglayim of Galgalta of AK, called Nekudot of SAG. The fourth is the ten Sefirot of Sium that expand by the screen of Tabur, called the ten Sefirot of NHY, or the ten Sefirot of the Sof of the Partzuf. This expansion RTS is called Partzuf SAG of AK.

(For the Creation of Partzuf MA and BON of AK)

Called the “world of Nekudim” or “BON.”

156. What eventuates from the screen of Tabur of SAG?

The clash of surrounding light and inner light with one another.

157. What eventuates from the clash of surrounding light with the inner light of SAG?

The refinement of the screen until it equalizes with Malchut of Rosh to receive renewal from the coupling of Rosh.

The second is the incorporation of the screen in two kinds of records: records that are not connected with the records of NHY of Galgalta, called tastes, and records that are connected with NHY of Galgalta, called dots, where the two Heys, the bottom Hey and the first Hey, are connected.

The third is the concealment of the records of extension from the last phase. (Inner Observation items 12, 13, 18, and 25)

158. What eventuates from the concealment of the last phase of SAG?

The diminution of the level to phase one. The second is the two upper records that became male and female. (Inner Observation items 14, 15)

159. What eventuates from the two records ZON that rose in the Nikvey Einayim of Rosh of SAG?

The ascent of Malchut of Rosh to Nikvey Einayim. The second is that the coupling on phase two of clothing was made there, meaning on the male phase that the level of Bina is extended on, which is not the phase of expansion. This is performed over the two kinds of the above records: tastes and dots. The third is the coupling that was made there in the phase of female, meaning on phase one that the level of ZA is extended on. however, she has expansion for the vessels, and this is done on two kinds of records too: tastes and dots. (Inner Observation items 15, 30)

160. What eventuates from the incorporation of the records in the couplings in the Nikvey Einayim of the Rosh of SAG?

The first is the renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records that rose from the Guf of SAG until they are suitable for a coupling by striking with the upper light. The second is the exit of the Dikna as bottom Hey in the Einayim and YHV in the AHP. The third is the disclosure of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records. (Inner Observation items 16, 17, and Inner Light item 2)

161. What eventuates from the manifestation of coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records?

Their exit from the Rosh and their coming to the corresponding phase in the externality of the Guf of SAG. (Inner Observation item 19)

162. What eventuates from the descent of the screen to its corresponding phases in the externality of the Guf of SAG?

It elicited three Roshim as it came to three places in the Guf: Chazeh, Tabur and the Sium of the Guf. From the Chazeh to the Peh of SAG, it elicited the ten Sefirot of Rosh of the upper MA and BON, and its ten Sefirot of the Guf end at the Tabur. From the Tabur to the Chazeh of SAG, it elicited the ten Sefirot of Rosh called YESHSUT, or the first the Rosh of Nekudim. From the Sium of the Guf, meaning Tifferet of AK through Tabur, it elicits GAR of Nekudim, and in all of them, there are male and female. The level of male is up to Bina, and the level of female is the level of ZA. (Inner Observation items 20, 21,22, 24 and 30)

163. What eventuates from the elicitation of the AHP from all the degrees?

The diminution of Atzilut on Keter and Hochma alone, and AHP of every degree are considered the Beria of that degree. Second: A new boundary of the Sium of the line of Ein Sof that rose from Malchut of NHY of AK, and the emergence of the three Sefirot Bina, ZA, and Malchut of NHY of AK below the point of restriction. This is called the second restriction. Third: These three Sefirot below the point of restriction became the place for the three worlds BYA: the world of Beria in the place of Bina, the world of Yetzira in the place of ZA, and the world of Assiya in the place of Malchut. Fourth: the correction of the Parsa. (Inner Observation items 33, 34)

164. How are the actions connected to one another through cause and consequence from the first restriction to the end of the world of Nekudim in Katnut?

Because of the yearning for greater adhesion, meaning for equivalence of form with the upper light, Malchut of Ein Sof restricted the phase of Gadlut of the will to receive. In other words, she did not want to receive in phase four. Since phase four was the entire vessel of reception for the upper light, the light departed from all four phases and there became a vacant place for the worlds.

From the departure of light from all four phases comes about from the correction of the screen on phase four to extend the light on the first three phases, without extending to phase four.

From the screen established on phase four comes the coupling by striking with the upper light returning all the parts of the light that fit coming into phase four and to its posterior, called reflected light.

Two actions stem from the coupling by striking and the reflected light that ascended: 1. The potential and actual reception of the upper light, called Rosh and Guf, through Tabur. 2. The force of rejection on the ten Sefirot of upper light called the “screen of Tabur,” from which expand the ten forces of Sium, called the “ten Sefirot of Sof,” or the “ten Sefirot NHY.”

(From Galgalta to AB)

From the screen of Tabur the clash of surrounding light with inner light on one another is extended.

Three actions stem from the clash of the surrounding light with inner light on one another: 1. The refinement of the screen and its coming for renewal in the coupling in the Rosh, because of which all the lights of Guf departed. 2. The incorporation of the screen in the records of Guf during its ascent. 3. The disappearing of the record of extension from the last phase.

Two actions stem from the concealment of the record of extension from the last phase: 1. The concealment of the light of Keter and the diminution of the level to Hochma. 2. The two upper records became male and female.

Three actions stem from the two records male and female: 1. The ascent of Malchut of Rosh to the Hotem, which is phase three of the Rosh. 2. The coupling that was made there on phase four of the phase of clothing, meaning on the male phase, and the level of Keter that is extended there. It does not expand to the vessels. 3. The second coupling that was made there on phase three, meaning on the phase of female, extending the level of Hochma there, from which there is expansion for the vessels.

The renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records stems from the two couplings of ZON that were made in their incorporation in the Rosh of Galgalta, until they became fitting for a coupling by striking with the upper light. The second is the manifestation of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records.

Three actions stem from the two couplings made by the male and the female at the place of the Chazeh: 1. The elicitation of the ten Sefirot of Rosh from the Chazeh upward to the Peh of Partzuf Galgalta at the level of Hochma. 2. The expansion of the ten Sefirot from the Chazeh downward, called Guf, to the screen of its own Tabur. 3. The ten Sefirot of Sium that expanded from the screen of Tabur and ended above Tabur of Partzuf Galgalta. This expansion RTS is called Partzuf AB of AK.

(From AB to SAG)

The clash of the surrounding light and inner light with one another is extended from the screen of Tabur of AB (Inner Observation item 12).

Three actions stem from the clash of surrounding light and inner light: 1. The refinement of the screen to equalize with Malchut of the Rosh in order to be renewed in a coupling that the lights of Guf depart with. 2. The incorporation of the screen with records of the ten Sefirot of Guf during its ascent. 3. The disappearance of the record of extension from the last phase.

From the disappearance of the last phase of extension stems the concealment of the light of Hochma and the diminution of the level to Bina. The second is that the two upper records were turned into male and female.

The ascent of Malchut of the Rosh to the Ozen is extended from the two records male and female. The second is that the coupling was made on phase three of clothing there, which is the phase of male. It draws the ten Sefirot in the level of Hochma there, but has no expansion to the vessels. The third is a second coupling that was made there on phase two, which is the phase of female. It draws the level of Bina, which expands to the vessels.

From the two couplings made in the Rosh in the phase of male and female extend 1. The renewal of the coarseness in the screen and records to make them fitting for a coupling by striking with the upper light, 2. The manifestation of the coarseness in the screen and records.

Their exit from the Rosh and their coming to their corresponding phase in Guf of AB, meaning in phase two, called Chazeh, stem from the manifestation of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and records. Two: they return and make two couplings there in the Chazeh of AB, like their attribute, which they made in the Rosh.

Four actions stem from the two couplings of male and female made in the Chazeh of AB: 1. Ten Sefirot of Rosh emerge from the Chazeh up to the Peh of Partzuf AB on the level of Bina, which is the phase of female, from which there is an expansion to the vessels of the Partzuf. However, there is also the level of Hochma there, which is the male of the Partzuf, which has no expansion for the vessels. 2. The ten Sefirot from the Chazeh of AB downward that expand in the vessels of Keter of Guf through the Tabur of Partzuf Galgalta, where that expansion ends. 3. The expansion of the nine lower Sefirot through the Sium Raglayim of Galgalta of AK, called Nekudot of SAG. 4. The screen of Tabur from which the ten Sefirot of Sium expand. This expansion RTS is called Partzuf SAG of AK.

(From SAG to MA and BON)

The clash of surrounding light and inner light is extended from the screen of Tabur of SAG. The refinement of the screen until it equalizes with Malchut of Rosh is extended from the clash of surrounding light and inner light to receive renewal from the coupling of Rosh there. The second is the incorporation of the screen in two kinds of records: records that are not connected to the records of NHY of the inner AK, and records that are connected to the inner records of NHY, called Nekudot. In those, the two Heys are connected together, the first Hey and the bottom Hey. The third is the concealment of the record of extension from the last phase.

The diminution of the level to phase one is extended from the concealment of the last phase of extension. The second is the turning of the two records into male and female.

The ascent of Malchut of Rosh to Nikvey Einayim is extended from the two records that became male and female. The second is the coupling that was made there on phase two of clothing, which is the phase of male, extending the level of Bina from which there is no expansion for the vessels. Hence, the coupling is made both on the records of tastes and on the records of Nekudot. The third is the second coupling that created the phase of female there, which is on phase one, over which the level of ZA is extended. There is an expansion for vessels from it, and that coupling, too, was made both on the records of tastes and on the records of Nekudot.

Three actions stem from the incorporation of the records in the couplings of the Rosh in the Nikvey Einayim: 1. The renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records that rose from the Guf of SAG and became suitable for a coupling by striking. 2. The elicitation of the Dikna in the form of bottom Hey in the Einayim and YHV in the AHP. 3. The manifestation of the coarseness of Guf in the screen and the records.

Three Roshim extend from the descent of the screen to its corresponding phase in the externality of the Guf, as it comes to three places in the Guf: Chazeh, Tabur, and the Sium of the Guf, meaning the Sium Tifferet of AK.

From the Chazeh to the Peh of SAG, it elicits the ten Sefirot of Rosh of the upper MA and BON, and his Guf ends above the Tabur of the inner AK. From the Tabur to the Chazeh of SAG, the ten Sefirot of Rosh of YESHSUT, which is the first Rosh of Nekudim. It elicits a second Rosh from the Sium of the Guf up to Tabur, called GAR of Nekudim, and from the Sium of the Guf downward emerged the Guf of Nekudim, which is ZAT of Nekudim.

All of them contain male and female: The level of male is up to Bina, and the level of female is up to ZA. The second is the departure of the AHP from all the degrees.

Four actions extend from the departure of the AHP from all the degrees: 1. The diminution of Atzilut on Keter and Hochma alone, since the AHP of the degree departed from it, and are considered its Beria. 2. The correction of the Parsa. 3. A new boundary for the Sium of the line of Ein Sof in the place of Bina of NHY of AK, where Bina, ZA, and Malchut of NHY of AK are below the point of the Sium of the line of Ein Sof. This is called the second restriction. 4. The three Sefirot of NHY of AK that departed below the point of the second restriction became the place for the three separated worlds called BYA. Bina became the place of the world of Beria; ZA, the place of the world of Yetzira; Malchut, for the world of Assiya.

165. What ten actions were taken up to the completion of Partzuf Galgalta of AK?

1. The place where the restriction was made. 2. The records that remained after the restriction. 3. The ten Sefirot of circles. 4. The screen in the vessel of Malchut. 5. The extension of light once more. 6. The coupling by striking with the upper light. 7. The reflected light that became a garment and vessel for the upper light. 8. The ten Sefirot of straightness from below upward, which are the beginning of the line. 9. The expansion of Malchut of Rosh from above downward in the ten Sefirot from her and within her through Tabur, which are the Toch of the line. 10. The expansion of the screen of Tabur in the ten Sefirot of Sium, where from Malchut of Sium downward it is darkness and not light.

166. How are the ten actions connected to each other by cause and consequence?

Four actions were extended by the departure of light on all four phases: the place for the worlds; the records, which are the ten Sefirot of circles; the awakening for the extension of light once more; the correction of the screen.

The screen causes two actions: a coupling by striking and raising reflected light. The coupling by striking and the reflected light cause four actions: Rosh, Toch, Sof, and the point of restriction that ends the line.

167. What are the fourteen actions generally applied in the creation of a Partzuf?

1. The clash of surrounding light and inner light. 2. The refinement of the screen. 3. The incorporation of the screen in the records of the ten Sefirot of Guf. 4. The two upper records: male and female. 5. Two kinds of couplings in the screen of Rosh. 6. The renewal of the coarseness in the screen and the records. 7. The recognition of the coarseness of Guf in them. 8. The concealment of the record of the last phase from them. 9. Their departure from the Rosh. 10. Their arrival at the externality of the Guf of the previous Partzuf at the place of the Chazeh. 11. The coupling by striking made in the screen at the place of the Chazeh, extending the ten Sefirot of Rosh. 12. The expansion of Malchut of the Rosh from the Chazeh downward. 13. Its clothing of the previous Partzuf. 14. Its beginning from the Peh of the upper one. (Inner Observation item 11)

168. How are the fourteen actions in the creation of the Partzuf connected to each other?

The clash of surrounding light and inner light causes three actions: the refinement of the screen, the incorporation of the screen in the records, and the concealment of the last phase. The concealment of the last phase causes two actions: two records ZON, and two new couplings in the Rosh. The incorporation in the coupling of Rosh causes the manifestation of the coarseness of Guf. The manifestation of the coarseness of Guf causes three actions: the exit from the Rosh, the arrival at its corresponding phase in the externality of the Guf, and the new coupling at the place of the Chazeh. Three actions stem from the coupling in the Chazeh: Rosh, Toch, Sof. Two actions stem from the refinement of the screen and the departure of the lights of Guf: the clothing of the lower one on the upper one, and the beginning of the level of the lower one from the Peh of the upper one.

169. What are the two actions added in Partzuf SAG?

The descent of Nekudot of SAG below the Tabur of the inner AK, and the division of the Partzuf into tastes and Nekudot.

170. What are the thirteen actions added in Partzuf Nekudim?

See Inner Observation item 31

171. How are the thirteen actions connected to each other by the above order of cause and consequence?

See Inner Observation items 32 through 35.